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[quote=Anonymous]I am not a good in-law, but I am not a bad one either.  During the early years of my marriage, my MIL tried very hard to establish her dominance.  She manipulated and lied to ensure that my family of origin always got the short shrift in terms of time spent with us.  After about 6 years, I called her out hard over Thanksgiving dinner and just let her have it with both barrels.  I make the plans so I simply don't plan to see her.  My husband is welcome to call her and arrange to meet her for breakfast or something.  He doesn't so why should his relationship with her be more important to me than it is to him.  Likewise, why should my daughter's relationship with his mother be more of a priority to me than my husband.  If he wants them to have a closer relationship, it's up to him to facilitate it, not me.  I ensure that she is included at the obligatory times -- Thanksgiving, Christmas, her birthday, and husband and daughter's birthdays.  Other than that, it is my husband's business whether or not he sees her.  [/quote]

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